R.I.P., Farrah.

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I developed a crush on her when I was in middle school. Of course, I didn't recognize it as such at that point, I just knew she was yet another blonde woman who made me feel all funny (Daryl Hannah, Kate Capshaw, and Kim Basinger were the others). It was around the time she was painting using her body was the brush, and then subsequently posed in Playboy.

I've watched Saturn 3 so many times for her:

Not even Rex Reed/Raquel Welch could resist her, as seen in Myra Breckinridge:

And of course, Logan's Run (complete with the perfection of young Michael York):

Farrah Fawcett, to me, was the embodiment of the '70s female (her male counterpart would most certainly be Burt Reynolds). In that entire decade, no one could top her.

I can never approve of Ryan O'Neal, but he has redeemed himself somewhat by standing by her throughout this entire ordeal.

Comments

[ruby-stevens.livejournal.com]

That first picture is one of the loveliest I've seen of her. And you have excellent taste in blondes going by your other picks. She was an underrated actress.

[suspiriorum.livejournal.com]

She absolutely was. Her beauty got in the way of her talent in the '70s, and I'm glad Farrah wasn't content to sit on the sidelines and allow that to fuel her career. Extremities and The Burning Bed finally cemented her immense talent for many in the '80s, but I think anything she appeared in previously can verify that. She had such a vulnerability and gentle humor that came across rather well, but you know she could also beat your ass if she had to. All of my favorite '70s icons are dying and I'm not fond of it. Burt Reynolds and Keith Carradine had better stick around for another 20 years.

I greatly appreciated Splash, Temple of Doom, and Batman as a child for entirely different reasons from other little girls. I thought it'd be really great if Kim were in her underwear and made out with Batman.